The home was built in 1758. There aren't any pictures of Peter and his wife, Rosanna Wentz, but we know they lived here with their children.

They were working wealthy, a Pennsylvania German farming family that also ran a saw mill down the road.

In October 1777, George Washington came to stay.

"General Washington is in full campaign mode. He is moving quickly. He has stripped his army of all their unnecessary items and so, most likely, he needs a place where he can sit, a bed to sleep in, a glass to drink out of," Edgar said. "It's more than just Washington's headquarters. It's America's headquarters. This is our place. A place where people continued. This was a house that was lived in up until the 1960s. Farmers lived here and supported their families, so there's a lot of history here."

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